3. CMV is Spread through Bodily Fluids
The way that CMV is spread is through bodily fluids. This includes breast milk, semen, urine, saliva, and blood. This means that those working in a hospital around CMV are particularly at risk. Anyone that works around these types of fluids on a regular basis needs to be extremely cautious and protect themselves.
Of course, it can be difficult to know someone has CMV outside of a hospital setting, but you can still be vigilant and make sure that you are not exposed to any of these fluids by doing things like washing your hands as often as possible, keeping hand sanitizer with you at all times and making sure that surfaces in your home or around you at your business have been disinfected so that the illness is not spread that way. The chances are much smaller contracting the infection if you take basic steps like washing your hands and disinfecting surfaces.